Strides Arcolab Limited (Strides) has bought a majority stake of Bafna Pharmaceuticals Limited’s India branded generics business Raricap (enterprise value) of Rs 65 crore. Strides paid Rs 48.1 crore in cash and balance...
RIL Takes Over Network 18
In order to leverage its 4-G operations, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has taken complete control of Network 18 Media and Investments Ltd, including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Ltd. and the Board of Reliance...
Motherson Sumi Buys Stoneridge’s Wiring Harness Business
In a bid to expand the business, Motherson Sumi Systems Limited acquired US-based Stoneridge Inc’s wiring harness business for $65.7 million (around Rs 385 crore). The acquired business had a turnover of around $ 300...
Essel Publishers Merge With Zee Media
Zee Media Corporation Ltd is one of the India’s foremost multi-media companies with a strong presence in the national and regional news genre. The company was incorporated as Zee Sports Limited on August 27; 1999...
Delta Corp Puts Zing To Gaming Biz
In order to put its business on fast track, Delta Corp Limited, India’s only listed gaming company, merged its wholly owned subsidiary Delta Leisure and Entertainment Private Limited (DLEPL) in 2013. The scheme of...
Technip Divests 75% Stake In Seamec To HAL Offshore
TECHNIP a Euronext-listed entity, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Coflexip Stena (Mauritius) Offshore Limited, had entered into a binding agreement for the divestment of a majority stake of at least 51% and up to...
Sun Pharma Acquires Ranbaxy
In April 2014, Sun Pharmaceutical acquired 100% of Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4 billion to create world’s fifth largest specialty generic pharma company. Under these agreements, Ranbaxy will merge into Sun Pharma and the...
Amalgamation Of CIE & M&M Group
CIE Automotive S.A. is a very large automotive conglomerate having its registered office in Spain and listed on Bilbao and Madrid stock exchange. Its group company Participaciones Internacionales Autometal Tres. S.L...
Jaiprakash Associates Deleverages Balance Sheet
On March 24 2014, the Board of Directors of infrastructure conglomerate Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) had approved signing of Share Purchase Agreement with Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited for sale of 74% stake...
Thomas Cook’s Sterling Move
Billionaire investor Prem Watsa-backed Thomas Cook India had acquired vacation ownership Sterling Holiday Resorts for Rs 870 crore, marking its foray into the hospitality sector. For Thomas Cook, it was the...
DLF Back To Core
In order to hive off some non core business and pare debt, DLF concluded the sale of luxury hospitality chain Aman Resorts for an enterprise value of $358 million (approx Rs 2,230 crore). The country’s...
Aurobindo Pharma Expands Overseas Operations
At a time when Aurobindo Pharma gets nearly twothird of its revenues from abroad, it is quite natural for the company to aggressively expand its operations globally. The company bought Dublinbased Actavis Plc’s...